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Rich Abott
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ArmyArmy Official Lays Out Second IFPC Inc. 2 Interceptor Issues
An Army acquisition official this week laid out the service’s primary concerns as it looks to acquire a second interceptor for the new Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Inc. 2 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Accepts Third To Last Freedom LCS
The Navy accepted delivery of the USS Nantucket (LCS-27) Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) on July 29, the third to last version of the ship for the service. The service […]
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Navy/USMCStefany To Head New Navy Industrial Base Program Office
The Navy last week announced it is establishing a new program office focused on the maritime industrial base and is assigning a top career civil servant from the office of […]
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Missile DefenseRTX Wins $1.9 Billion Contract For U.S. And Japan SM-3 IIAs
The Missile Defense Agency on Thursday awarded RTX [RTX] a $1.94 billion contract to manufacture and assemble Standard Missile-3 missiles for both the U.S. and Japan. This award specifically covers […]
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Navy/USMCRIMPAC 2024 Featured Sinking Exercises To Test New Naval Weapons
The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise featured several long-planned live-fire sinking exercises (SINKEXs) this month, sinking two decommissioned U.S. Navy ships. The decommissioned Austin-class USS Dubuque (LPD-8) amphibious […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Awards Spanish Companies SPY-7 Parts Contracts for Spain Frigate
Lockheed Martin [LMT] awarded purchase orders to several Spanish companies for components of the SPY-7 radar used on the Spanish Navy F-110 frigate. The company awarded contracts to Spain’s Indra, […]
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![Twenty-eight ASC [formerly known as the Australian Submarine Corporation] personnel pose for a photo at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on July 16, 2024 as they start their SSN maintenance training to ultimately use in Australia. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Claudia LaMantia)](https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/aussie-asc-sub-maint-training-july-2024-300x207.jpg)
Navy/USMCFirst 28 Australiand Start AUKUS Sub Maintenance Training in Hawaii
The first cohort of 28 Australian ASC employees arrived at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) this month to start training on nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) […]
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Navy/USMCDoD Legislative Affairs Official To Serve As Navy’s Interim Number Two Civilian
A Defense Department official serving in a top legislative affairs position has been selected to fill in for the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy once Erik Raven […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Test Fired Korean Rockets From CUSV At RIMPAC
The Navy performed a live-fire demonstration testing a set of South Korean Poniard rockets from a Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) during the international Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 […]
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Force MultipliersShikha Ganguly, L3Harris Technologies
In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
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